LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What structure is poetry written in?
A
Sentences & paragraphs
B
Sentences & stanzas
C
Lines & paragraphs
D
Lines & stanzas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The basic building block of a poem is a verse known as a stanza. A stanza is a grouping of lines related to the same thought or topic, similar to a paragraph in prose. A stanza can be subdivided based on the number of lines it contains. For example, a couplet is a stanza with two lines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poems are made up of lines. Lines that are grouped together in a poem are called a stanza. Most poems have a rhythm, which is created by the stressed (long) and unstressed (short) parts of a word, called syllables.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poetry: verse-a line of writing where words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern.

Detailed explanation-4: -A tercet is a stanza of poetry with three lines; it can be a single-stanza poem or it can be a verse embedded in a larger poem. A tercet can have several rhyme schemes, or might not have any lines of poetry that rhyme at all.

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